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BULKHEAD STRENGTH CHECK (Vertically Stiffened Panels)

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PROJECT :- SIDE SHELL CHECK

1.0 SCOPE

This worksheet verifies the local strength of a vertically stiffened bulkhead of the barge/vessel in bearing and
the axial capacity of the vertical stiffeners of the bulkhead, for a given load.

The following are the considerations in this regard.

1. The check for the global strength of the bulkhead is not a part of this worksheet.
2. The local strength of the bulkhead in bearing is checked considering the bulkhead to be consisting of
long rectangular uniaxially stiffened panels subjected to in-plane end compression.
References:

[1] API BUL 2V, Bulletin on Design of Flat Plate Structures, 3rd edition, June 2004
[2] Manual of Steel Construction - ASD- 9th Edition
[3] API RP 2A - WSD (21st Edition)

ORIGIN  1
kN := 1000newton
6
MPa  10  Pa

Fig.-1
2.0 INPUTS
2.1 Forces

P := 687  kN _Vertical load on the bulkhead [see Fig.-1] (MAX COMP/ TENSION)

2.2 Barge Bulkhead Data

s := 600 mm _Spacing of vertical stiffeners

l := 3.81 m _Effective span of stiffeners [see Fig.-1]

t p := 9  mm _Thickness of bulkhead plating

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type := 0 _Type of stiffener cross section, put 0 for 'T' sections and 1 for Angle sections

ns := 1 _Total no of effective stiffeners below the skid + brackets

K := 0.65 _ Effective length factor K=0.65 for fixed-fixed

of the columns K=0.80 for fixed-pinned
made of vertical K=1.00 for pinned-pinned
stiffeners and plating K=2.10 for fixed-free
K=2.00 for pinned-free

k := 4 _Buckling coefficient (To be taken as 4 for simply

supported plate edges, subjected to axial load
only. For other boundary
conditions, k is to be determined from the
attached Fig.-1 [figure 3.4 of API BUL 2V: Section
3.2.2.a]
Note :-

· a and b as shown in Fig.-2 denotes the dimensions of the stiffened

panels.
· a>b
· A, B, C & D denotes the different boundary conditions of the
stiffened panels as shown. c = clamped, ss = simply supported

2.3 Wing Bracket Data

A := 0 mm _Dimension A on deck
t wb := 0mm _Thickness of bracket
Wskid := 300 mm _Width of skid
Fig.-2
2.4 Cross Sectional Properties of the Vertical Stiffener (put '0' wherever not applicable)

t w := 10 mm _Thickness of web (plate 2)

dw := 490 mm _Depth of web (plate 2)

bf := 180 mm _Breadth of 'T' or 'Angle' flange (equivalent) (plate 3)

t f := 10 mm _Thickness of 'T' or 'Angle' flange (equivalent) (plate 3)

2.5 General

Fy := 235MPa _Material yield stress

E := 205000 MPa _Modulus of elasticity

ν := 0.3 _Poisson's ratio

μ := 1.0 _Allowable increase factor on stress (= 1.0 if no increase is allowable )

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3.0 CALCULATION

3.1 Check for Local Bearing Strength Criteria

spread := Wskid + 2  A _Width of skid +brackets

2 2
k π  E tp 
f :=   _Nominal stress when the plate is compressed
(
12 1 - ν  
2 s ) in X-direction alone (axially) : Ref. [1]

(
f := if f > 0.9Fy, 0.9Fy , f ) _Allowable bearing compressive stress f = 166.753  MPa

P
σbear := _Calculated bearing compressive stress σbear = 254.444  MPa
spread tp  μ

(
Result_1 := if σbear < f , "OK" , "NOT OK" ) Result_1 = "NOT OK"

3.2 Check for Axial Compression Capacity of the Vertical Stiffeners

Vertical stiffeners are considered to form a column section in combination with the attached plating. The load on
the bulkhead is considered to be distributed between a number of such column sections. The capacity of each
such section is estimated here.

Effective flange width of Attached Plating _Ref. ABS Mobile Offshore Drilling Units (2014)

beff := min( 33 % l , s) _Effective width of attached plating beff = 600 mm

n := 3 _No. of elements of the column section

YD := tp + d w + t f _Depth of the section YD = 509 mm

(
ZD := max b eff , bf ) _Width of the section ZD = 600 mm

i := 1 .. n

Section Properties

(
z3 := if type = 0 , b eff  0.5 , b eff  0.5 + b f  0.5 ) _z-coordinate of bottom flange z3 = 300 mm
(depending on the type of cross section
of stiffener as mentioned in Section 2.2)

Element width, depth, z & y distances from Y & Z axes respectively:

b := d := y := z :=
i i i i

b eff tp d w + 0.5 tp + t f b eff  0.5

tw dw ( )
0.5 d w + t f b eff  0.5
bf tf 0.5 tf z3

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 ( b j  dj )
4 2
AX := _Area of cross section AX = 1.21  10  mm
j =1

 ( b j  d j  zj )
j =1
zna := _Neutral axis from y-axis zna = 300 mm
AX

 n b )  (d )
(
3
n
 b  d  z  + j  _Moment of inertia about N.A
( )
j
 
2 2
IY := - AX zna 8 4
  j j j  12  parallel to y-axis IY = 1.669  10  mm
j = 1 j =1 
n

 (bjdjyj)
j =1
yna := _Neutral axis from z-axis yna = 329.157  mm
AX

 n b ) (d ) 
(
3
n
 b  d  y  +  - AX y 2
( )
j j
 
2 8 4
IZ := _Moment of inertia about N.A IZ = 4.802  10  mm
  j j j  12  na
parallel to z-axis
j = 1 j = 1 

IY
RY := _Radius of gyration about y-axis RY = 117.446  mm
AX

IZ
RZ := _Radius of gyration about z-axis RZ = 199.214  mm
AX

r := if ( RZ > RY , RY , RZ) _Minimum radius of gyration r = 117.446  mm

Allowable Axial Load for Stiffeners

nst := round 
spread 
 _Theoretical number of stiffeners nst = 1
 s  mobilized below the load

(
nstiff := min n st , ns ) _Number of effective stiffeners nstiff = 1

0.5
 2  π2 E 
Cc :=
 Fy 
 

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  K l 
2
  r  
1 -   F
 2 
y
2  Cc
Fa :=
  if
K l
< Cc
3 r _Allowable axial compressive stress Fa = 134.363 MPa
K l 
3   
 K l 
 
Eq. - E2.1 , Ref [2], Section 3.2.2,
 5  +  r  -  r Ref [3]
3
  8  Cc
8 Cc
3

2
12 π  E
otherwise
2
K l 
23  
 r 
3
Pcri := Fa AX _Allowable axial load Pcri = 1.626  10  kN

P
Pactual := _Calculated axial load per stiffener Pactual = 687 kN
n stiff  μ

4.0 SUMMARY OF RESULTS

(
Result_2 := if Pactual < Pcri , "OK" , "NOT OK" ) Result_2 = "OK"

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